Men Are Welcome, Too!
For many of us, walking into that first meeting felt uncomfortable. We were trying to make sense of why our loved ones behave the way they do. We wondered if anyone could truly understand what we’d been through.
When I Don’t Agree with the Group Conscience
Two years ago, my group decided to extend the meeting time from 60 to 90 minutes. I never liked longer meetings, but I wasn’t at the business meeting that voted for the new time. Because many meetings nearby met
Slow and Steady
Getting to my first meeting was a lengthy process. I did not believe that Al‑Anon could help me because I couldn’t understand how it worked. I also had many other ideas on how to solve the problem of
I Felt Empowered
When I first came to Al‑Anon, I felt damaged from years spent living with my alcoholic husband. I didn’t grow up in a family where alcohol was present. When I married my husband, I realized that he came
The Day I Gave Up Fixing
Last year, on the first Tuesday in February, I attended my first meeting. It started as one of the worst days of my life—worse than the day I lost my dad to a sudden heart attack, worse than
My Life, His Choices
I have never been a drinker, but I have had to face the fact that I was powerless to stop my young son from drinking. What was it like for me to admit I was powerless over alcohol?
Patient with the Process
Just weeks after a milestone birthday, I broke my hip in three places. I’d been shooing a lizard off my front porch, and when the lizard leaped, I reacted to its sudden movement and hit the floor. I
A Disease of Communication and Relationships
I believe that alcoholism is a disease of communication and a disease of relationships. When my husband offered to help me around the house, I didn’t expect him to volunteer to wash my daughter’s expensive sports gear. I
Identifying and Guarding Against Outside Issues
I've always had an opinion, but I didn’t always have a safe place to express it, so I kept it hidden to avoid family ridicule. As I grew into an adult, trying to express my opinions sometimes sounded
New “Al-Anon Faces Alcoholism” Needs Your Sharing!
Al-Anon Faces Alcoholism, Al-Anon’s public outreach magazine, is getting an update, and your personal perspective is needed on how Al‑Anon Family Groups can help people troubled by someone else’s drinking. As you compose your sharing, consider the following
How Group Services Helps You Find the Answers You Seek
The Group Services team at the World Service Office (WSO) supports Al-Anon and Alateen members and groups. The three Group Services team members are here to serve you Monday–Friday, 8 am–5 pm ET. We do our best to provide
It’s Election Time! Are You Familiar with the Links of Service?
Have you ever wondered how our service positions connect with each other to provide an effective stream of communication from the groups to the World Service Conference and back to the groups? Al-Anon has two great resources that